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September 04/2007
Teliris
TELIRIS APPOINTS MACK TREECE AS NEW PRESIDENT
Treece to Join CEO Marc Trachtenberg in Expanding Teliris’ Global Presence
NEW YORK, N.Y. – September 4, 2007 - Teliris, the leading provider of telepresence solutions, today announced the appointment of Mack Treece as the company's new president. Mr. Treece will be responsible for managing Teliris’ global growth initiatives, including the Marketing and Sales, Operations and Finance organizations. Co-founder Marc Trachtenberg will continue to serve as Teliris’ CEO and CTO.
Teliris is the leading full-service provider of telepresence solutions, offering the most immersive, intimate and natural technology that allows participants to take part in a face-to-face meeting across any distance. Teliris received the 2007 Global Award for Market Leadership from Frost & Sullivan for holding the largest global market share of customer telepresence solutions at 44 percent. The company offers the only guaranteed platform that can interoperate with telepresence systems from other vendors and connect remote users to telepresence meetings via a broadband Internet connection.
“Mack has the right leadership skills and international experience to facilitate Teliris’ global expansion,” said Trachtenberg. “He and I will work as a team to ensure that Teliris continues to lead the telepresence industry with the largest number of room installations and the most immersive meeting experience available today.”
Mr. Treece brings to Teliris over 20 years’ experience in global operations, finance, direct and indirect sales. Most recently, he was responsible for the North and South American operations of Orange Business Services, a provider of advanced global IP and data services for multinational businesses. Prior to this, Mr. Treece also served as head of Global Operations for Orange Business Services and as the CFO for their Network Services business. Mr. Treece began his career with Bell Atlantic, last serving as the CFO for its International Wireless division. Mr. Treece has lived and worked abroad as a part of global organizations for the last 20 years.
“My wealth of experience in facilitating company growth will be a perfect fit for Teliris as it builds on its already proven market leadership in the telepresence space,” said Treece. “It is an exciting time to join this innovative company as they refine the telepresence industry standard and continue to introduce new capabilities.”
About Teliris:
Founded in 2001, Teliris develops, implements and manages the world's most widely deployed telepresence systems, realistically replicating the human dynamics of a live meeting. Teliris has deployments in 19 countries with the largest installed base of Fortune 500 companies, including Pearson plc, GlaxoSmithKline and Royal Bank of Scotland, among others. Headquartered in New York and London, the company combines a fully managed service with end-to-end integration that offers businesses a 24/7 multipoint capability with a 99%+ availability guarantee, ensuring they can respond and collaborate as needed. In 2007, Fidelity Ventures and Columbia Capital took a major equity stake in Teliris. For further information regarding Teliris, visit the company's web site at www.teliris.com or email Teliris at info@teliris.com.
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